Comparison Of Jail And The New Jim Crows

Every year, more and more people are going to jail and prison in America. Is having more Americans in jail protecting us from being threatened in our homes and streets? Or are people being shoved into jail cells because they look like they “don’t belong” and fit a certain category. In the book, Jail by John Irwin and in The New Jim Crows by Michelle Alexander, citizens are angry and fed up with tolerating with unfear treatment when it comes to crimes. In both books, it states that people are put into jail and prison to make society a better place and to distance those who are more likely to create crime. They try and socially detach those who “don’t belong” and create a community that they deem is social accepted. Even though Irwin and Alexander agree with this argument they go about it differently. They both have similar views on who populate the jail, but each gives a completely different title, one dealing with and one dealing without race. …show more content…
The neighbors do not want to see rabbles in their community, and without a doubt do not want them around their family. Irwin refers to rabble as “disorganized and disorderly, the lowest class of people” (Irwin, Jail) Rabble are those who are non-educated, under employed, poor and mentally ill and most of those who fall in this description are isolated and disrepute with the rest of the communities. Irwin’s views have nothing to do with race and believes that people are categorized as “bad” because they are troublesome, their eccentric behavior, presence and customs. John Irwin believes that every single person is a victim of crime in America and not restricted to a certain